Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-31
JOHN BRIGHT FOR PEACE.
INDIAN TROUBLES OVER,

The Authorities at Washington Take
| Prompt Action - Poor Lo Badly
Treated by the Colorado Cowboys
| and Others.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.--Another dispatch
| from Colonel Randlett, commander of the
post at Fort Duchesne, dated August 30, was
| forwarded to the War department to day. In
| it Colonel Randlett says:
"Colorow and all his following are now at
Ouray agency, fifty miles from Colorado, and
| manifest disposition to remain on their
| reservation. No more excitement among the
Indians. Military and cowboys hold hundreds
| of horses and thousands of sheep and goats
| belonging to Colorow and Chipeta-Ouray's
| widow. This stock was grazing on the land
claimed by Indians as belonging to their res
ervation and where they have been permitted
by their agent to live for years. Colorado
settlers have claimed locations there and have
at last succeeded in driving the Indians in.
Colorow has not in this trouble been on
the warpath and has made his way to
the reservation, avoiding hostilities as far as
possible Commissioner Atkins of the In
dian Office also received the following dis
patch from Agent Byrnes, dated Ouray
Agency, Aug. 90, which throws more light
on the situation out there: "Colorow and his
followers are now at the Indian agency.
They say they are not mad and do not want
to fight. They express Willingness to remain
on the reservation. Major Leslie, who fred
on these Indians on the border OF the reser
walton, took possession aud run off about
two hundred Indian horses that were grazing
at Rangely, Colorado, by Major Leslie, who
informed Lieutenant Burnett that he would
hold them until certain Indians were deliv
cred up to him. The cowboys are
breaking in these Indian horses for their
own use Unless something is quickly done
these horses will not be recovered.
1 therefore request that you obtain authority
from the War department to allow Colonel
Randlett commanding Fort Du Chesne to
send detail of men to bring these horses on
the reservation, as it would be dangerous to
go as we'll as agency employees, as they would
be roughly handled, being known to be in
sympathy with the Indians. The Indians,
when pursued by Sheriff Kendall, were COM
PEELED to abandon 1000 sheep besides large
herds of goats, which should also be recover
ed with the horses. These Indians, when
attacked in Colorado, were on peaceful
hunting expedition and believed they had
right under the treaty of 1874 and was under |
stood with them. and the commission to hunt
upon these lands. Please send authority by
telegraph"
With these dispatches before them the situa-
ton was carefully considered by the Presi- |
dent, Acting Secretary Muldrain of the in |
terror, and General McFeely, acting secreta- |
~ of war; and as result the following tele- |
gram was sent late this afternoon to General |
Adams, of Colorado: "Agent Byrnes of the |
Unitah and Ouray agency reports that Major |
Leslie has taken possession of 300 head of |
Indian horses that were grazing on the pub |
lie lands near the reservation line. That he |
corralled them at Rangely and would hold |
hold them until certain Indians were deliv- |
cred to him. I am directed by the President |
to request that you take all proper measures |
latter will be directed to take posses |
sion of the same for the Indians |
as soon as arrangements are made for their /
delivery I also respectfully ask you to CO. |
operate with Agent Byrnes in collecting the |
sheep, goats and other property of these In |
dams with o view to restoring the same to |
them on the reservation"
Commissioner Atkins also sent the follow |
ing to Indian Agent Byrnes: You will, pur- |
suant to statute remove from your reserva- |
ton all persons found there contrary to law /
and prevent unlawful encroachment or en-
tries thereon for any purpose. The military |
will be at once ordered to cooperate with |
you and aid you in enforcing these instruc |
tions. The civil authorities of Colorado and |
those acting with them must proceed in the |
manner provided by law for enforcement of |
any process issued by State authority, and |
the government will, if the emergency arises, |
assist them in orderly and lawful efforts to |
enforce such process. You will also collect |
and restore to the Indians on the reservation
all the property abandoned by them. Gov |
ernor Adams has been requested to direct the |
delivery to you of the horses captured from
the Indians and now held by order of Major |
Leslie. The military will cooperate with |
Agent Byrnes and render such assistance as
will enable him to carry out these instruc-
tions.
It is now believed by the War and Inte-
rior department officials that there is no
further danger of collision between the State
militia and Indians and that the military
and Indian agent will soon adjust the diff